一、详细释义:
v.
坚决要求,坚持 [I]
例句:
I think it unwise for both of us to insist on his own price.
我认为双方坚持自己的价格是不明智的。
例句:
I must insist on your giving me a straightforward answer.
我一定要你给我一个直截了当的回答。
坚持说,固执己见 [I]
例句:
He contradicts everything I say, even if he has to insist that black is white.
他反驳我说的每一件事, 甚至坚持指鹿为马。
例句:
"Surely he did right," she insisted.
“肯定他做对了,”她坚持说。
二、词义辨析:
insist,persist,persevere,adhere,cling
这些动词均有“坚持”之意。insist通常用于对意见、主张等的坚持。persist用于褒义指坚持继续做某事,但更常用于贬义,指不听劝告,顽固坚持。persevere含褒义,强调坚持不懈的努力。adhere与to连用,指坚持意见、计划或承诺等,含坚持不懈之意。cling和to连用,指对信仰、意见、习惯等的坚持。
三、参考例句:
We insist on self-reliance.
我们坚决主张自力更生。
I insist on his innocence.
我坚认他无罪。
I insist that he is innocent.
我坚持认为他是无罪的。
I always insist on wholemeal bread.
我一贯主张要吃全麦面包。
I insist on doing more work.
我坚持要做更多工作。
My parents insist on coming, too.
我父母也坚持要来。
We insist on seeing someone in authority.
我们一定要见到掌权的人。
The tourists insist on keeping to their plan.
旅行者坚持按旅行计划行事。
I must insist on your giving me a straightforward answer.
我一定要你给我一个直截了当的回答。
I will insist upon getting my refund soon.
我坚持要立刻取回我的退款。